Churches:
The community is served by six churches. They are
St. Edwards Catholic Church; Grace Lutheran (ELCA); 1st Baptist
Church; Henning Methodist Church; St. Paul’s Lutheran
(Missouri Synod); and Good Shepherd Lutheran (ELCA)
Chamber:
The Henning Chamber of Commerce has been organized since the
early 1930’s and acts as a community development and
business organization. The Chamber has been sponsoring a summer
festival every year since 1949 with carnival rides, parades,
demo derby, fireworks and many fun activities. The Chamber
is also a supporter of the Phelps Mill Festival. The Chamber
has been the sponsor of a World Famous Turkey BarBQue day that
has been held annually since the late 1960’s.
City Government:
The City of Henning not only provides public services to its
residents, but it also operates its own electric utility
and natural gas utilities. The City provides police protection
and has been active in housing development by constructing
and operating apartments, a Senior Housing/Assisted Living
facility and developing residential lots for low income housing
development.
Day Care: Three individuals provide licensed
day care service in their homes within the City limits.
Medical
Facilities:
Tri-County Hospital owns and operates a medical
clinic in Henning staffed with 2 resident doctors and 2 PA’s.
Dr. Mike Berglund operates a full service dental office. Lake
County Eye Clinic provides eye care. Henning Chiropractic Clinic
is staffed by Dr. Mike Mortenson, a licensed chiropractor,
and also provides a massage therapy service.
Recreation & Leisure:
Henning is located in Otter Tail County which is the home to
over 1000 lakes. The summers provide many lake related activities,
such as fishing, swimming, boating…the list goes on and
on! Henning is also a popular destination for hunting both
duck and deer. The local Rod & Gun club maintains a top
quality firing range. Henning also is home to a 9 hole golf
course, an 8 lane bowling alley and several parks.
Schools:
Henning High School is a K-12 facility that offers an excellent
education program including college English for its
Senior students that are planning to attend college. Extra
curricular activities include Speech, Drama, Band, Choir, BPA,
Football (Section 6 Champions the past 5 years and State Runner-up
twice within the past 5 years) volleyball, wrestling, basketball,
baseball, track, softball, golf and cheerleading.
